The MUFON UFO JOURNAL NUMBER 121 DECEMBER 1977

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Ron Arey, Pilot, Left and Howard Dillinger, Police Officer, Right Police Helicopter Case (See story, Page 3) In this issue

The MUFON RADAR - VISUAL CASE INVOLVING POLICE HELICOPTER 3 UFO JOURNAL Edited by Walt Andrus WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM HYPNOSIS OF IMAGINARY "ABDUCTEES"? Part II 7 103 Oldtowne Rd. By Alvin H. Lawson ASTRONOMY NOTES 9 Seguin, Texas 78155 By Mark R. Herbstritt UFO RELATED INFORMATION FROM THE FBI FILES, Part III 10 By Bruce S. Maccabee "CALIFORNIA REPORT' - Thirty Years later: Thoughts In The Dark 15 WALTER H. ANDRUS By Ann Druffel Editor IN OTHER'S WORDS 17 By Lucius Parish WALTER H. ANDRUS THE HAPPY CAMP, CALIFORNIA SIGHTINGS, Part I 18 Director of MUFON By Paul Cerny UFOS: GOD'S CHARIOTS? 21 By Ted Peters, Reviewed by Barney H. Downing PAUL CERNY NEW EDITORIAL STAFF FOR THE MUFON UFO JOURNAL 22 Promotion/publicity DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE 23 By Walt Andrus REV. BARRY DOWNING 1978 MUFON UFO SYMPOSIUM 24 Religion and UFOs

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On the evening of December 27, Charlotte. The tower operator, Ray the tower, also verified observing the 1977, "Snoopy II", the Charlotte Police Bader age 27, with two years radar returns of the unknowns. Department helicopter, was flying on experience as a Marine radarman at Ron Arey assumed that the routine police patrol over Charlotte, Cherry Point, NC and four years as an unknowns were military helicopters North Carolina. The helicopter with a air traffic controller with the F.A.A. in heading for Fort Bragg, NC, which is crew of two was traveling northwest, Charlotte, advised he had four targets -- southeast of Charlotte. As a matter of heading for the intersection of 9th and a Cessna 172 eastbound at 3500 feet information, the helicopter Snoopy II is College streets to inspect a vehicle. At and three unknowns on the P.P.I, a Bell Model 206B Jetranger, with the 10:54 p.m., two lights, appearing as display scope. The Cessna had mode C following specifications: length - 30feet; aircraft landing lights, approached from identification equipment which clearly maximum speed - 150 m.p.h.; the northwest proceeding to the identified it on the scope. Since Snoopy maximum ceiling height - 20,000 ft.; southeast. The lights appeared to be was not so equipped, Ron Arey turned range (max.) 400 miles at 5,000 ft.; flying in formation. At 10:56 p.m., they his landing light on briefly so Ray Bader engine - Allison 250-C18 (317 BHP) Jet passed to the right and over Snoopy by could visually observe the location of Turbine. Ron and his observer that an estimated 200 ft. The helicopter was the helicopter from the tower. Ray evening, Howard Dellinger, continued flying at an altitude of 1800 feet as couldn't see the lighted "unknowns", their northwest course in response to indicated by the altimeter above sea but did visually spot Snoopy's landing the police call. Upon arriving at their level or actually 1100 feet above ground light. This enabled Ray to check the destination of 9th and College streets, in Charlotte, NC. azimuth heading to correctly identify the call was cancelled. Ron and Howard At 10:56 p.m., Ron Arey age 38, the Snoopy on the radar scope. The two then headed southeast toward the pilot of Snoopy with nine years of pilot unknowns were "painting" as hard Coliseum. They then spotted the two flying experience, contacted the F.A.A. targets with about 60% of the signal lighted objects approaching them at the Control Tower at Douglas Municipal intensity return compared to Snoopy. same altitude (1800 ft. indicated). In the Airport by radio and asked the tower - They were moving across the screen as vicinity of the Coliseum, Snoopy what he was "painting" (showing up on aircraft would do. Tom Carmody, encountered the two, which radar) near the Coliseum in downtown another F.A.A. air traffic controller in appeared to be flying on a passing course to Snoopy's left. As they approached, one shot up at a 45 degree angle to an estimated 4000 feet in about three seconds. Ron advised Ray. in the control tower of this fact and related that the other was still approaching at 1800 feet altitude. Ron decided to perform a "pedal turn" to the left as the object passed by. (A "pedal turn" is a maneuver whereby a helicopter makes a pivoting turn, allowing the "chopper" to fly backwards.) This would permit a close inspection of the unknown as it passed by. As Ron executed the pedal turn, the object began an estimated 200 feet radial turn around Snoopy. At this point Ron and Howard lost sight of it. When Ron turned Snoopy to the right, they saw the object on Snoopy's "tail". Ron proceeded to turn again to get a better Left: Ron Arey, Pilot — Right: Howard Dellinger, Police Officer view of the lighted object. It again out (Continued on next page) 3 (Radar-Visual Case continued) At 11:02 p.m., Ray Bader advised intersection of King's Drive and Snoopy's crew that the second Morehead in Charlotte, NC when he maneuvered the helicopter and its unknown was over the Coliseum noticed a bright white light about one- crew. At this point, Ron and Howard .moving toward Southpark. At 11:03 half the size of the full moon moving in realized that they had encountered p.m., Ron and Howard reported that an easterly direction. The light was something very unusual due to its high they could see it visually. However, a globular (like a light bulb, not a flare or speed turns. The object behind him moment later it suddenly vanished starlike). Hanging below the light at a appeared to be a globular white light simultaneously visually -and on the rearward angle was a transparent like (toward .the ultraviolet end of the radar scope. In the meantime, the first mass with a hint of silver. It was spectrum) with a surrounding glow. target that was proceeding eastward, observed for ten minutes .at an The light seemed to reflect upwards. A had made a moderate "fade out" 5 miles estimated altitude of 300 to 600feet as it silver parachute like object with ribs northwest of Monroe, NC Airport at passed over Providence and Randolph was attached above the light source 11:00 p.m. Road, disappearing behind some trees. with a transparent section between. For the records, Raymond G. A few, minutes later, he observed a The closest object ejected something Bader, Air Traffic Control Specialist, similar light hovering over the from the front and bottom like a big ATC Tower, Charlotte, NC has Coliseum. The first object appeared to spark that seemed to fall away from the confirmed this information in his letter be following the easterly wind. object as it moved eastward. Snoopy of January 11, 1978, which is on file by Another person claimed that he and its crew gave chase to the east, but the investigators and MUFON. Taped and two other students were launching were quickly outdistanced by the interviews with the police helicopter balloons from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. In their objects speed. When the first object crew, Ron Arey and Howard Dellinger, testimony, .they stated that they soon disappeared, the helicopter taken in the presence of Captain P. W. launched ten that night. After releasing turned around and headed back toward Shever and Major E. P- Capell of the eight plastic bag balloons, they followed the Coliseum. Ray Bader, the tower Charlotte Police Department are also the ninth and tenth from the launch operator confirmed that the first on file. The F.A.A. Facility Chief, Mr. sight at Eastway Shopping Center. The unknown was tracking an eastbound Gooseclose, at Douglas Municipal balloons traveled southwest to the course. The flight crew then flew Airport has requested that the radar Coliseum where .they saw Snoopy toward another moving light in the sky specifications for the Texas "suddenly appear" and shine the over Charlotte, but was advised by the Instruments model ASR-4B used in the helicopter spotlight on the balloons, tower operator that this was the tower not be published, however they while Snoopy circled them. One approach of an Eastern Air Lines Jet are also on file. balloon was whipped around and the airliner to the Douglas Municipal As Jack Webb, producer of candles were blown out, while the other Airport from the northeast. "Project U.F.O." the new television one was blown upward by the rotor- Silver series on Project Blue Book, would say; wash. They said no metal was used in "these are the facts" as documented by the balloons construction. They were appropriate recorded testimony. The confident that it was a helicopter they I UFO investigators work cannot and were viewing. The balloons at a should not stop at this point. MUFON distance look yellow-white. The is indebted to the following men who Snoopy encounter time with the have collectively spent 100 hours balloons was 11:00 p.m. investigating this case: P. Wayne In order to test the validity of hot Laporte, MUFON State Section air balloons as the explanation for this Ribbing Director, Matthews, NC; Henry H. report, Wayne Laporte, along with two Morton, Jr., MUFON Field other people who have had radar, Investigator, Wadesboro, NC; David military balloon launching and pilot M. Oldham, MUFON Field experience, launched their own hot air Trans- Investigator, Greensboro, NC; George laundry bag balloons. The following parent Ultra- violet D. Fawcett, MUFON State Director for observations were made: (1) A balloon white North Carolina, Lincolnton, NC. held at eye level disclosed that the If this sounds like a solid radar- candles could be seen up to a distance visual UFO sighting, a JOURNAL of 100 feet. The plastic laundry bag can reader must continue to explore this be visually observed up to a 300 ft. Conceptual Shape of UFO case in depth as the investigators distance. It was transparent without proceeded to do. On December 27, any silver or milky appearance. (2) The 1977 at 9:00 p.m., Eric Moore, a radio balloon looks yellow-white until announcer at station WRPL, was at the reaching the altitude of 800 feet, when it N

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(Continued on next page) 5 * (Radar-Visual Case continued) The nearest possibilities could jamming device.that could absorb radar becomes a medium orange in color. (3) have been simultaneous mirage -- waves 100%, complete disintegration, The balloons have a life span of 13 to 15 "angel targets" due to air inversion or going to a quick hover. Since MTI minutes and travel one to two miles at layers. The investigators considered radar was being used, a hovering target about a 2000 ft. altitude. (4) When they that the radar waves may have been would appear to vanish. (The purpose burn out, they "flare up", then the light bent by trapped layers of warm air and of MTI is to eliminate ground clutter goes out. (5) The burning plastic straws were picking up moving ground targets. and stationary targets.) However, the only appear as "dropping balls" on Simultaneously, the observers were first unknown was moving at speeds occasion and fall only about 50 ft: viewing lights from automobiles. These faster than military helicopters. A before extinguishing. possibilities are untenable due to the conventional airplane cannot hover. If On January 14, 1978, the three following: (1) no indications of inversion the object went into a hover mode, it prime investigators met with'a group of targets (angels) were showing up on remained for some time. The moment people who had previous military radar, radar before or after the encounter. (2) an object moves, the MTI radar picks it balloon launching, helicopter, and jet Targets were well defined, not up. The target never did reappear after interceptor experience to review the nebulous. (3) Angel targets "shimmy", the abrupt fade-out. The radar . findings on this case. The hoax or dart about, appear, vanish, then indicated that Snoopy and one balloon explanation was refuted on the reappear. These did not. (4) Angels do unknown were "painting" as one target following points: (1) Balloons should not track for a distance of 10 miles. on the scope.. This indicates that have . traveled easternly. (2) The Again, could they have been hot air Snoopy was very close to the students couldn't identify helicopter plastic .laundry bags or weather unknowns. If it was an aircraft with only lighting when questioned. (3) Distant balloons? It is possible to create radar a landing light on, Ron and Howard hot air balloons are orange, not yellow- returns from plastic and weather would have seen an airplane shape, not white. (4) A helicopter could get within balloons by creating a wire frame or the shape described. 75 feet of a hot air balloon for visual using strips of foil. (Editors note: foil cut Of possible interest to people who identification. If it got any closer, the into one half wavelength pieces at the have constructed UFO magnetic balloons would be sucked into the rotor radar transmitting frequency, when detectors, the following is related. blades and not whipped around. (6) Air dropped from aircraft or fired from a Wayne Laporte lives in the area over flow is linear through the blades and gun or cannon is used as a technique which the first object would have downward. The altitude was too high known as "jamming". The ability of a passed moving toward Monroe, NC for the rotor blast to deflect off the radar to detect aircraft behind such a Airport. His UFO detector utilizes a ground to affect the objects. (7) The reflective screen is ineffective.) very sensitive compass and a police did not use the spotlight during The pilot reported that one object photoelectric eye. If the compass the encounter. (Editors note: The ascended to 4000 ft. while the second needle deviates more than a few landing light was turned on briefly so continued coming toward him at 1800 degrees, the alarm activates and a clock the F.A.A. tower operators could ft. If they were balloons and had drifted stops in order to register the time the identify the position of Snoopy over the into a thermal current (uprising air device was tripped. The detector range Coliseum.) (8) Since no metal was used column), both objects would have is based on an estimate of a two million in the balloons construction, it would ascended as they encountered the gauss field strength at two miles not show up on radar. (Weather thermal current. It is difficult to imagine distance. The detector was not tripped balloons being tracked by radar, how a balloon could "outfly" and out- that evening. require a transponder like device or maneauver a helicopter. The panel of investigators and have to be wired with copper in a Were the unknow targets aircraft? solicited advisors, after hearing all . prescribed manner.) (9) A hot air The 200 to 230 m.p.h. estimated speed testimony, have concluded the Snoopy balloon does not move at 230 m.p.h. of the radar target eliminates military II and its crew of two had encountered For the sake of being objective, the helicopters. It is within the capability of an Unidentified Flying Object or UFO. investigators elected to disregard the some twin turboprop observation craft All witnesses have volunteered to pilot's estimate of speeds and altitudes such as the Mohawk and Bronco. The undergo polygraph tests if necessary. of the objects. They could not disregard moderate radar target fade out would Even though JOURNAL readers have the radar andings of an operator with indicate a descent below the radar not had the opportunity of interviewing six years experience. The radar contact antenna beam. However, the abrupt the witnesses, sharing in the thorough rules out hallucinations, visions, and disappearance of the second target investigations, hearing the interviews planets. The radar estimated tracking over Charlotte is difficult to explain in on tape, this is an example of the effort speed of 200 m.p.h. or more rules out terms of aircraft. This implies fantastic, expended and techniques used to birds, insects and radio controlled rapid vertical acceleration beyond identify a UFO. What do you think Ron model aircraft. present spacecraft ability, quick Arey and Howard Dellinger saw at vertical descent to tree top level, close range-a hot air laundry bag activation of some sophisticated radar balloon or a UFO? WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM HYPNOSIS OF IMAGINARY "ABDUCTEES"? By Alvin H. Lawson Professor of English California State University, Long Beach (Copyright by Alvin H. Lawson, May 1977) Supplement to the 1977 MUFON UFO Symposium Proceedings Part II

6. VERBAL PHENOMENA work at Stanford Research Institute "alien voices", the banal "messages", ASSOCIATED WITH HYPNOTIC and by others* has supported the long- and other verbal phenomena, all of REGRESSION held hypothesis of distinct which may be evidence of the mind's hemispherical specialization, and has largely futile attempt to express the Verbal phenomena which have also led to a tentative suggestion that if ineffable. The verbal responses may emerged in regressions of both "real" paranormal functioning does involve thus not relate at all to the truth or and imaginary abductees may or may the brain at all that the neurological falsity of the content of the witness's not have a common origin, though centers of any paranormal activities are narrative. Note that other non- recent research into brain hemisphere located in the brains's right analytical (right hemisphere) details of specialization for verbal and non-verbal hemisphere. If this idea is valid, it may shape, color, etc., are normally part of functioning is suggestive. One witness have great significance for UFO any good CE-III report; such functions stuttered markedly whenever he tried researchers who are studying the can be considered of potentially high to repeat what an alien entity allegedly paranormal component of UFO reliability. said to him, though he did not normally reports: since a paranormal experience Knowing that the verbal component stutter and though he narrated the (right hemisphere) may be separated of abductions may be the weakest link remainder of his encounter with no from both verbalization and analytical in the credibility chain, investigators trace of stuttering. Another witness activities (left hemisphere), it is no who can employ hypnosis should utilize used three or four different "voices" for wonder that witnesses to paranormal non-verbal techniques such as as many aliens, whose cryptic experiences find themselves under real sketching, finger-motion, yes-and-no communications seemed to erupt from difficulty both in articulating their responses, pendulum, and other "silent him involuntarily. Also, "verbal blocks" experiences and analyzing them with witness" methods of dealing with UFO were demonstrated by both "real" and any precision. reports. It is painfully obvious that the imaginary regressees, during which This difficulty with articulation and verbal matter in most abduction cases they were unable to articulate anything analysis became obvious during the SRI is unsatisfactory, but if it is ever to be for periods ranging from seconds to "remote viewing" or clairvoyance more than what most observers have several minutes in response to experiments where a S would often long considered an embarrassing particular questions about their UFO draw a target accurately but identify it absurdity, it will have to be analyzed experience. (This seemed unusual to inaccurately: a tennis court's squared more carefully by knowledgeable the hypnotist present, though it may screen fence was sketched correctly researchers. well be more common in clinical but was mistakenly labeled "windows"; hypnosis experience than we are and a playground merry-go-round was aware.) Finally, and this has been noted drawn well but described as the cupola widely by experienced investigators, of a building.* *Scc Puthoff and Targ, "A Perceptual Channel the so-called "messages" which If there is a paranormal component for Information Transfer over Kilometer Distances: Historical Perspective and Recent abductees allege have been given to to UFO encounters, then, one Research," in PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE them by their alien captors have in indication of its presence might be the Vol. 64, No. 3 (March, 1976), pp. 329-354. common at least this: a tediously unsatisfactory nature of verbal (Includes a fine bibliography of recent brain narrow range of subject matter and an phenomena such as we have been hemisphere and related research.) Dr. Puthoff discussed some of the ufological implications of unrelieved banality of content. discussing. Under this view, if the the SRI work at an informative meeting at As was indicated above, studies have witness has contact with "something" Foothill College, Los Altos, Calif., in April of 1976. shown that the brain's left hemisphere which involves to some degree a is specialized for language and paranormal event such as telepathy, analytical functions, while the right the witness may have a tough time •Sec Puthoff and Targ, pp. 339 and 341 hemisphere governs separate and even analyzing and articulating the telepathic respectively. opposite functions such as intuition, the communication in verbal terms-and emotions, and spatial concepts. Recent thus we have the verbal "blocks", the (Continued on next page) (Abductees continued) where 7B shows an entity ("weird "remote viewed" individual words and guy"). (Even'the fact that the imaginary concepts rather than derived them 7. COMPARISON OF DRAWINGS S failed to include any alien entities in : frbm the investigators' minds. (All three BY "REAL" AND IMAGINARY : her drawing may have significance. The researchers, remember, were studying ABDUCTEES SRI sketches and accompanying tape the interrogation forms and its As we saw in part HI .of this study, narratives only rarely included figures sugestions during the imaginary • investigators found what seemed to be of humans at remote target locations, sessions.) Thus there may have been a telepathic component in the verbal and.moving objects also were almost two paranormal modes in effect during responses of imaginary S's. A pair of never noted.* An alien entity in motion the hypnosis regressions of imaginary drawings by two subjects, however, thus might be expected to have a poor UFO abductees: telepathy and suggest that there may have been chance of being "seen" in .a "remote clairvoyance or "remote viewing". telepathic communication of data viewing" situation.) These matters are speculative, but visually as well. The drawings (see together with the data on possible ESP Figures 7A and 7B)* are both top views effects from part III above, they provide of a UFO interior. The imaginary S's sufficient reason to believe that during sketch is remarkably similar to one by a hypnosis Ss may somehow, "lift" "real" witness whose case had been significant amounts of data . from investigated two .months previously by investigators present, and that the the same three individuals who were reliability of information gained through conducting the imaginary session, and use of hypnosis in allegedly real cases who .were, thoroughly familiar with .the must not be taken for granted. "real" witness's drawings. Some This study has provided evidence significant similarities between the two: showing that imaginary Ss. under hypnosis report UFO experiences 1. GENERAL OCTAGONAL which seem identical to those of "real" SHAPE OF EACH ROOM witnesses. However, my assumption- '2. THE WORD "ME", ASSOCI- and it is a major one-is that abductions ATED WITH A CIRCLE, are "real" in some sense to witnesses, APPEARS IN EACH arid so the central question to serious 3. THE WORD "LIGHT" IN ONE study of abduction reports is this: what AND "LIGHTS" IN THE OTHER is the nature of the "stimulus" which 4. "INSTRUMENTS" USED ON triggers in witnesses the-sequence of THE .S's ARE ON THE LEFT events which they describe as an SIDE IN EACH abduction experience? We cannot 5. A CONTROL BOARD OR answer. this question^ and it may be OPERATING AREA IS AT THE simplistic to adopt either a "nuts-and- TOP OF EACH bolts" or "psychic" hypothesis. Because the research indicates that Along with the similarities there are -FIG. 7B. "REflL- HTBESS'S DRAWDC the imaginations of individual witneses obvious differences in the drawings, but may be the source of much if not all the these are interesting and may be If, however, the imaginary S has data we have about alleged abductions, explainable. The "remote viewing" somehow reproduced the "real" I feel that these experiments represent experiments at SRI again may have drawing through paranormal means, a significant challenge to the "nuts-and- something to teach us. For instance, the primary mode must have been bolts" interpretation of the UFO there are three tables in sketch 7A, two telepathic rather than through "remote mystery. It has long been supposed that in 7B; but there are three circles in the viewing" in the SRI pattern. There was any non-physical hypothesis would fall center of the "real" drawing no copy of the "real" drawing in the short of explaining physical "evidence" (representing "aliens"). It is possible room; the memories of the hypnotist such as disturbed vegetation and soil, that the three geometric shapes were and two investigators were the only and photographs. Yet there are recent "picked up" telepathically by the S's immediate conceivable source. It was a experiments at SRI which provide right hemisphere and then analyzed different situation, obviously, when the *Fig. 7A was drawn by the same S who sketched incorrectly as rectangular tables by the imaginary Ss were, as was theorized, Figs. 5 and 6, and whose narrative appears as left hemisphere. A similar concision is "lifting" information from the Appendix #2. Fig. 78 was drawn by the "real" S of suggested by the "ladder" in drawing interrogation form during their Appendix #1. 7A which is located in the same area regressions: they -may well have *Puthoff and Targ, p. 346. 8 laboratory evidence that both physical But the findings of the present study and physiological effects can be caused support the view that the real hope lies 1977MUFON through non-physical or paranormal in current, research on consciousness means. While this evidence offers a and the brain, and in the new SYMPOSIUM possible solution to the current seriousness evident in research into the PROCEEDINGS1 physical/psychic UFO dilemma, most paranormal. Whether or not these lines (166 pages) ufologists seem unaware of its of study will lead soon to a "nuts-and- existence, let alone its significance. bolts", "psychis", or any conclusion we UFOs: WHAT'S YOUR BALL GAME? by Some physical effects emerged in one cannot know. Against the immense Thomas M. Gates, Sunnyvale, CAIIf. MUFON experiment with the psychic Ingo UFO mystery, the only certainty is our Consultant in Astronomy Swann which involved five separate stark ignorance. perturbations of a magnetometer which FURTHER EVIDENCE OF UFO RADIATION was designed to be perfectly shielded */n QUANTUM PHYSICS AND PARA- BY James M. McCampbell, Belmont, Calif., from any normal external electro- PSYCHOLOGY, ed Laura Oteri (New York, MUFON Director of Research and Author of 1975), pp. 129-150. magnetic radiation. Swann "placed his **/n Puthoff and Jars, "Information UFOLOGY. attention" (apparently via "remote Transmission Under Conditions of Sensory viewing") on the internal workings of Shieldina," NATURE, vol. 252, pp. 602-607 (Oct. UFO INVESTIGATIONS by Bill Pitts, Fort the instrument and as he did so obvious 18, 1974). Smith, Ark. MUFON State Director for variations were noted in the Arkansas magnetometer's output recordings, WHY THE COVER-UP? by Richard Gottlieb, proving that physical changes were I Mark R. Herbstritt Phbehlx, Arizona Member of Ground Saucer caused through seemingly paranormal Watch (GSW, Inc.) Research Board mental phenomena.* Again at SRI, stronomy another experiment** showed THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD OF INVESTIGA- physiological modifications in EEC Notes TING UFOs by John L. Warren, Ph.D. Los readings of .a "receiver" S when a Alamos, New Mexico. MUFON Consultant telepathic "sender" S in another room THE SKY FOR in Physics and State Director for New Mexico was stimulated with a flashing light. Further, the "receiver" S was pot FEBRUARY 1978 FUTURE PHYSICS AND ANTI-GRAVITY by conscious of the incoming paranormal Mercury - Early in the month it may be William F. Hassel, Ph.D., Woodland Hills, stimulus; rather, the entire seen very low in the south-east before Calif., MUFON Consultant and State Section physiological response was effected sunrise, but by the end of the month it is Director below the cognitive level of awareness. too close to the sun for observation, MODERN IMAGE PROCESSING REVISITS This is clearly analogous to UFO being in superior conjunction on the THE GREAT FALLS, MONTANA AND witnesses like Barney Hill who manifest 26th. TREMONTON, UTAH MOVIES by William physiological effects in the absence of a H. Spauldlng, Phoenix, Ariz., Director of GSW, conscious memory of a causative Venus - It is too close to the sun for Inc., MUFON State Director for Arizona and event. observation. Photographic Consultant Thus one of the most challenging aspects of the UFO enigma, the Mars - Moving from Cancer into WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM HYPNOSIS seeming psychic/physical dualism of Gemini, it is about 30 degrees above the OF IMAGINARY ABDUCTEES? by Alvin the phenomenon and its effects, may eastern horizon at sunset and sets H. Lawson, Ph.D., . Garden Grove, CAIif. have a viable--i.e., currently shortly before sunrise. MUFON State Section Director for Orange demonstrable-theoretical "expla- County nation". UFO's have always invited Jupiter - In Taurus, it is high in the east exotic speculations--Jung's UFO- at sunset and sets about 4 hours before SCIENCE FICTION, SCIENCE, AND UFOs by collective conscious link has lately been sunrise. Stanton T. Friedman, Nuclear Physicist, UFO Lecturer, and MUFON Consultant In Nuclear given new empasis — but the Physics hypotheses, like the questions, have a Saturn - It rises at about sunset and is way of getting curiouser, too! UFO's above the horizon all night, being at Price: $5.00 Poat Paid From: will be understood only when human opposition on the 15th in the MUFON ingenuity is equal to the task. An Constellation Leo. 103 OLDTOWNE ROAD obviously increasing professionalism in SEQUIN, TEXAS 78135 U.S.A. UFO investigators worldwide is giving The alpha Aurigid Meteor shower us better data and will help significantly. occurs February 5-10. UFO RELATED INFORMATION FROM THE FBI FILES: Part 3

By Bruce S. Maccabcc MUFON State Director for Maryland (Copyright Bruce S. Maccabee, 1977)

Part III (Continued from November numerous baloons as a cooperative and have more facilities for handling issue of the MUFON UFO Journal) measure for the Army and that after material which it is necessary to considerable work had been done, the examine as a result of its being reported It is interesting to note the Army then informed that these were as a remnant of a flying disc. It is comments within the preceeding military weapons and that they would believed that the Bureau is merely document about the apparent lack of take over handling of these completely. playing bird-dog for the Army by using interest of the "high brass", as This they did and in an extremely short our manpower to run out these , expressed by Col. Garrett, apparently time issued a big press release as to the complaints on flying discs." with the concurrence of Gen Schulgen. splendid work of the Army in locating Despite the eminently reasonable This information obtained from the these Japanese baloons. From the argument put forth by Mr, Coyne, the '« intelligence services associated with air information available thus far, it does Bureau continued it's investigation force flying saucer "research" provides not appear that these discs should be through August and into September. an interesting contrast to Ruppelt's treated as other than as a military Then the Bureau received the following claim21,22 that the "top brass" wanted weapon. Certainly the Bureau has no letter from its Special Agent in Charge the problem solved quickly and that this way to determine what experiments the in San Francisco:24 desire resulted in pressure and "frantic Army and Navy are conducting and "I am transmitting herewith copies attempts to find answers"22. whether such might be arising out of of a 'restricted' letter dated September Thus far I have presented experiments being conducted by them 3, 1947, which was furnished to me by... information which shows that (a) many nor do we have any way of determining (name not given) . . . which letter is UFO reports were non-trivial, (b) the how far the Russians have progressed designated to certain Commanding AAF took the flying disc reports in certain experiments and whether Generals of the Army Air Forces from seriously, and (c) the AAF was certain such might be the results of Col. R. H. Smith, Assistant Chief of that no U.S. Government project experiments by the Russian Army. It Staff - Intelligence, Headquarters Air resulted in flying disc reports. This (sic) short, it would certainly appear Defense Command, Mitchel Field, New information by itself was sufficient to that this is a military situation and. York, concerning the Cooperation of suggest that the discs were real objects should be handled strictly by military FBIwith AAF on Investigations of and were therefore a military authorities." 'Flying Disc' Incidents". intelligence problem, not a domestic "In this connection it might be "It is my understanding from intelligence problem. Thus from this pointed out that our present Portland recent Bureau instructions that we are information alone the FBI could have case arose out of the fact that two Army to assist the Air Force Intelligence concluded that its investigations were Intelligence officers were returning personnel in the investigation of flying , not necessary. That such a conclusion from an interview of two individuals disc incidents. However, it will be noted had already been reached in early who reportedly had seen flying discs." from the attached letter that it is Army August by at least one agent is (This refers to the FBI investigation of interpretation that it was their intent S illustrated by the following the circumstances surrounding the that the Bureau would investigate those memorandum to Mr. Ladd from Mr. plane crash after two Army officers incidents of the so-called 'discs' being Coyne:22 investigated the Maury Island report - found on the ground and apparently not "It is felt that the situation note by present author.) "If the Army those which are observed only in flight. regarding these flying saucers and flying Intelligence officers are handling some Further, the attention of the Bureau is discs is very similar to the situation of these interviews, it is believed that respectfully called to paragraph two of which was previously encountered by they should be handling all of these this letter and to the last sentence the Bureau during the past war in interviews, and it is not believed that the therein which states, 'The services of handling complaints arising out of the Bureau should be expending its the FBI were enlisted in order to relieve sighting of Japanese baloons (sic). You precious manpower on these the numbered Air Forces of the task of will recall that at the inception of these complaints which have thus far no tracking down all the many instances complaints the Bureau conducted connection with our Russian espionage which turned out to be ash can covers, considerable investigation and located program. The military authorities toilet seats and whatnot." certainly are better equipped to know "In the first place, the instructions 10 what they are looking for than we are issued by the Army Air Forces in this letter appear to limit the type of and points out that "This letter states in flying discs, and am instructing them to investigations which the Bureau will be substance that it was the original intent refer all complaints received to the asked to handle and secondly it appears of the AC/AS2, Headquarters, Army appropriate Air Force representative in to me the wording of the last sentence Air Forces that whereas the ADC their area." in the second paragraph mentioned would interview (underlining in Ladd's (signed) John Edgar Hoover, Director above is cloaked in entirely uncalled for letter) responsible observers", the FBI language tending to indicate the Bureau would investigate incidents of discs on On October 1,1947, in Bulletin #57 will be asked to conduct investigations the ground. The memorandum to of that year, the FBI published the only in those cases which are not Hoover concluded with the following single sentence directive, "All future important and which are almost, in fact, recommendations: reports connected with flying discs ridiculous." "It is recommended that the should be referred to the Air Forces "The thought has occurred to me Bureau protest vigorously to the and no investigative action should be the Bureau might desire to discuss this Assistant Chief of Air Staff-2. It is also taken by Bureau agents."27 matter further with the Army Air recommended that the Bureau The explicit reference by Hoover Forces both as to the types of discontinue all activity in this field and to the wording in the restricted Army investigations which we will conduct that the Bureau Field Offices be advised letter shows that Hoover wanted the and also to object to the scurrilous to discontinue all investigations and to Army to know his agent had wordage which, to say the least, is refer all complaints received to the Air "penetrated" its secrecy. This, then insulting to the Bureau in the last Forces." was the intelligence "scandal" referred sentence of paragraph two." Apparently the fact that no to in Part I; the "last straw" that caused The above letter was sent to Ass't. subversion had been found, when the abrupt end of the official FBI Director D. M. Ladd, who, about a coupled with the fact that the AAF was investigations into UFO reports. week later, provided a sort of summary carrying out their own interviews and However, this did not end the FBI of the situation regarding "flying discs" restricting the FBI to useless cases, involvement with "discs". As I have to the director, H. Hoover. The Ladd created a rather emotional response on mentioned previously, agents memorandum to Hoover was as the part of the FBI, for only two days continued to file brief reports aind to follows:25 later Hoover wrote to Major General interview Air Force officers and to "The Bureau was requested by the George C. McDonald, Ass't. Chief Air collect UFO related information for Air Forces Intelligence to assist in Staff - 2 at the Pentagon the following about 16 years after this directive. attempting to arrive at an explanation letter:26 Moreover, the information collected by . of the (flying discs). The Air Forces "The Federal Bureau of the FBI in the following years is at least indicated that the alleged sightings of Investigation has been requested by as important, if not more important, to flying discs might have been made by your office to assist in the investigation the understanding of the governmental individuals of Communist sympathies of reported sightings of flying discs." involvement with UFO reports as is the for the purpose of causing mass "My attention has been called to information collected during the period hysteria in the United States over the instructions disseminated by the Air up to October 1, 1947. Information fear of a secret Russian weapon. The Forces relative to this matter. I have collected after October 1, 1947 will be Bureau agreed to assist in the been advised that these instructions presented in subsequent papers. investigation of the reported sightings, indicate that the Air Forces would However, before ending this part, I and the Field was advised in Bureau interview responsible observers while would like to present some of the Bulletin No. 42, Series 1947, dated July the FBI would investigate incidents of interesting information contained in the ' 30, 1947, that they should investigate discs found on the ground, thereby FBI file that was obtained before each instance which was brought to relieving the Air Forces of running October 1947 and also a listing of the their attention of the sighting of a flying down incidents which in many cases cases filed during that period. disc in order to ascertain whether or turned out to be 'ash can covers, toilet On July 18,1947, the special agent not it was a bona fide sighting, an seats and whatnot'." in New Haven, Conn, wrote the imaginary one, or a prank. The results "In view of the apparent following letter to the Director of the of the investigation conducted by the understanding by the Air Forces of the FBI:2* Bureau Field Offices in this matter have position of the Federal Bureau of "For the information of the Bureau failed to reveal and indications of Investigation in this matter, I cannot this is to advise that on July 7,1947 Mr. subversive individuals being involved in permit the personnel and time of this . . ., Stamford, Conn, appeared at the any of the reported sightings. organization to be dissipated in this Stamford Resident Agent's Office and furnished the following information: (Underlining by present author.)" matter." "I am advising the Field Divisions •Mr prefaced his remarks by The Ladd memorandum then of the Federal Bureau of Investigation stating that he is a scientist by describes the "restricted" army letter to discontinue all investigative activity obtained by the agent in San Francisco, regarding the reported sightings of (continued on next page) (FBI Files, Continued) occupation and is currently employed they immediately died but as public Conn., and had been informed by .... at the American Cyanamid Research interest. Mr...... stated that it is quite that his company is making a large Laboratories on West Main Street in possible that actually .' the "flying powerful telescope to be used in Stamford, Conn., in the Physics saucers" could be radio controlled searching the stratosphere for atom Division. Mr further indicated that germ bombs or atom bombs which are bombs." during the war he was employed at circling the orbit of the earth and which The opinion expressed in the MIT, Cambridge, Mass., in the could be controlled by radio and above letter is very interesting when Radiation Laboratory which is the directed to land on any desired target at contrasted with public statements of Laboratory connected with the the specific desire of the agency or scientists and others who apparently Manhattan Project. Mr advised that country operating the bombs. He thought the discs were imaginary, he is thirty years of age and is a stated that one of the items of interest illusions, misidentifications, hoaxes, graduate of the University of Arizona." which he personally has observed is the etc., anything but real objects that Mr stated that the topic of fact that the saucers have been shoulc have concerned the scientific "flying saucers" had caused observed in Mexico City, New Orleans, community. It also contains an allusion considerable comment and concern to Philadelphia, New York, Boston, to what might have been a significant the present day scientists and indicated Halifax, Newfoundland, Paris, Milan, pre-Arnold sighting in Italy. that he himself had a personal theory Bologna, and Yugoslavia as well as A listing of the good cases in the concerning the "flying saucers". Prior Albania. By placing a string around the FBI files up to October 1947 follows. A to advancing his own theory, Mr globe of the earth it would be noticed comparable listing could be made for remarked that immediately after the that all of the above mentioned cities historical or sociological purposes of conclusion of World War II, a friend of form a direct orbit or circle around the the hoax cases. However, I have his, Mr , allegedly obseved the earth and would be more or less in line chosen not to present such a list since it "flying saucers" from an observatory in of any path in which the saucers could would contain none of the cases that Milan and Bologna, Italy. He stated that be circling." the Air Force considered important for apparently at the time the "flying Mr further stated that he had the understanding of "flying discs", saucers" had caused a little comment in recently talked with .... one of the although it would contain many of the Italy but that after some little publicity owners of (....) company in Glenbrook, cases investigated by the FBI.

Local Date Place Time Brief Description 1945? Germany evening armed forces witness saw object that approached, descended with oscillating motion 1/16/47 North Sea, England 2230 RAF Mosquito vectored and chased unidenitified aircraft for 50 miles at 22,000 ft. April, '47 Virginia meteorologists' reports of pre-May sightings of disc through theodolite 5/5/47 Washington State 1530 three witnesses saw silver object do "nose dive" and disintegrate leaving a pillar of smoke 5/19/47 Colorado 1215 three railroad employees saw silver object traveling fast; was fuzzy even with binoculars 5/17-21/47 Oklahoma City 2030 Byron Savage's report; white disc-like object seen for 15-20 seconds 6/2/47 Rehoboth, Delaware Forest Wenyon's report; air observation of a rapidly moving "jar-like" object (also Sept. 1946 sighting referred to)*** 6/14/47 Bakersfield, Calif. 1200 Richard Rankin's report; many discs sighted flying in groups 6/22/47 Greenfield, Mass. 1130 Rapidly moving, round, silvery-white object 6/24/47 Kenneth Arnold's report 6/24/47 Cascade Mountains daytime prospector Johnson's report of object that affected his compass*** 6/28/47 Nevada 1400 Lt. Armstrong from the air saw object traveling toward him 6/28/47 Alabama 2120 Maxwell AFB sighting, by AAF personnel; "cold sober" pilots and air ' intelligence officers saw object travel in zig-zag course for 5 minutes 6/29/47 White Sands 1300 Zohn and Kauke report of object traveling rapidly near V-2 proving grounds 6/30/47 Grand Canyon 0910 Lt. McGinty in aircraft reported two round grey objects traveling - straight down 12 Local Date Place Time Brief Description 7/3/47 Maine 1430 Astronomer Cole saw many objects cross sky rapidly 7/4/47 Emmet, Idaho 2015 United Airlines Pilot Smith and co-pilots - objects from the air 7/4/47 Oregon 1305 Portland police officers and many others saw three discs flying east and two flying south 7/6/47 Alabama 2045 Staff Sergeant Livingston and many others saw rapidly moving lights; photos obtained 7/6/47 Hollywood, Calif. several objects reported 7/6/47 Kansas City 1345 Major A. B. Browning AC/A3, Pentagon, saw bright, silver, disc-shaped object while flying at 10,000 ft. in a B-52 in CAVU weather. 7/6/47 Fairfield, Calif. day Capt. Bumiston(?) of the AAF and wife saw rapidly traveling object oscillating side-to-side 7/7/47 Arlington, Va. 2300 someone in the Office of fhe Air Inspector saw a rapidly moving object from his home 7/7/47 Phoenix 1700 former Naval Ordnance Laboratory employee photographed object making circles in the sky*** 7/7/47 Koshkonong, Wisconsin 1145 airplane instructor and student in aircraft saw object descend and fly horizontally at a speed estimated to be 6000 MPH 7/7/47 East Troy, Wisconsin 1430 AAF captain and passenger in aircraft saw object travel horizontally at a speed estimated to have been 3690 MPH 7/8/47 Hamilton Field, Calif. Staff Sgt. Baker reported he and several others saw three round rolling objects traveling faster than F80*s 7/8/47 Muroc, Calif. 1010 many military personnel sighted two silvery discs followed by a third 7/8/47 Norfolk, Va. afternoon B. Turrentine saw and photographed object rocking and spinning like a football*** ' 7/8/47 Mt. Baldy, Calif. 1550 A. E. Morman(?), 1st Lt. in fighter squadron while flying at 20,000 ft. reported flat object with no wings or vertical fin at about 35,000 ft. 7/9/47 Grand Falls, 2330 discs reported by police officials Newfoundland 7/9/47 Boise, Idaho 1215 newsman Johnson after three days of air search saw a "flying disc" 7/10/47 St. John's, 2315 Several people reported to the police glowing, round objects Newfoundland 7/10/47 Harmon Field, 1700 Airline representatives saw disc-like wagon wheel cut through clouds Newfoundland at 10,000 ft; photos of trail taken 7/11/47 .Codroy, Newfoundland 0030 several people reported rapidly moving glowing object with a trail 7/12/47 Elmendorf Field, Alaska 1830 several officers observed grey object following land contours for several minutes 7/20/47 steamship near 2015 silvery reddish flashes seen as object apparently traveled and changed Newfoundland course numerous times 7/20/47 Frostburg, Maryland 0915 circular whitish object flying above broken clouds making a noise D.S.T. 7/23/47 Harmon Field, 2345 flashing reddish light traveling rapidly at high altitude for 3 minutes Newfoundland 7/29/47 Canyon Ferry, Montana 1205 bright disc traveling rapidly, then hovering and fluttering and finally "melting into thin air" 7/29/47 Hamilton Field, Calif. 1200 AAF officers observed two objects traveling faster than P-80 aircraft; milky white; second zig-zagged behind first 7/?/47 Ft. Richardson, Alaska Two Army officers reported to the Intelligence Director seeing round rapidly*** moving silver object under clouds for 20 seconds 8/?/47 near Los Angeles 1000 while hiking in mountains; observer reported a small object on the ground that took off and "knocked him to the ground" (letter to the FBI) 8/3/47 Hakensack, N.J. 1945 observers saw round black object moving "too rapidly to be a balloon"*** (continued on next page) 13 (FBI Files Continued) Local Date Place Time Brief Description 8/4/47 Near Boston 1600 Air Line Captain and Navigator saw bright orange cylindrical object blunt at both ends 8/4/47 Bethel, Alaska 2200 pilot and co-pilot saw object like flying wing but no propellers (daylight or jet exhaust*** in Alaska 8/6/47 Philadelphia 2230 many observers saw object like a "giant firecracker" travel at an apparent speed of several hundred mph*** 8/6/47 Myrtle Creek, Oregon 1815 former Navy pilot and student saw round aluminum-like object from their aircraft on two occasions about 10 minutes apart*** 8/7/47 Ocean Lake, Oregon 2330 bright disc sighted 8/13/47 Redmond, Washington 0900 Brummett and Decker reported two bright objects traveling very fast; seen eight seconds 8/13/47 near Twin Falls, Idaho 0930 county commissioner and ex-sheriff reported two discs and great height and a roaring noise*** 8/13/47 Snake River Canyon, 1300 A. C. Urie and sons reported structured disc-like object flying Idaho within the canyon*** 8/14/47 Placerville, Calif. 1600 object seen that traveled rapidly and disappeared in a puff of smoke 8/14/47 Guam 1040 enlisted men saw crescent shaped objects on a zig-zag course twice as fast as plane 8/19/47 Twin Falls, Idaho 2130 residents and police officers reported groups of objects flying over city under overcast sky; very fast and glowing*** 9/3/47 Oswego, Oregon 1215 lady and children saw "two dozen" round silver objects; platter shaped*** 9/6/47 Shouns, Tenn. two observers reported football shaped object turning end over end in air; seen against overcast sky*** 9/8/47 Logan, Utah 2240 three flights of "saucers" seen by several people; yellowish-white objects circled city rapidly; seen against overcast*** 9/11/47 Portland, Oregon 1715 Portland police and many others saw silvery object travel rapidly and circle city***

(Note: the next "good" report in the portion of the FBI file that I have is in early 1948, and then reports "picked up" again in 1949.) (***: denotes cases in which the FBI interviewed one or more of the people who reported UFOs)

Although in a few of the above 8/13/47, Redmond, Washington; and others saw two flights of objects, cases the brevity of the description 8/14/47, Guam; 9/6/47, Shouns, Tenn.; the first being of a pair of silver round or mirrors the brevity of the report, in and 9/11/47, Portland, Ore. (Note: the disc-like objects, and the second being most cases the above descriptions do absence of a listing at the beginning of the flight of a single roundish object. not do justice to the amounts of the Blue Book file does not necessarily Unfortunately the Air Force information furnished by the mean that a case does not exist within investigation was typically brief so that witness(es). the microfilm record at the National a lot of potential information was lost Most of the above cases are in the Archives; cases could be contained (e.g., observers at different places on Project Blue Book listing ('Table of within the Office of Special the air base should have been asked to Contents") in the National Archives. Investigations - OSI - section of the give accurate direction and elevation However, I have not found the following microfilm record. The OSI section has angles so that the altitudes of the cases listed: 1945(?), Germany; no "table of contents".) objects could have been estimated). 1/16/47, North Sea; April '47, Virginia; Most of the 59 cases listed above The portion of the FBI file that I 5/5/47, Washington State; 5/19/47, were sufficiently detailed and reported have obtained contains only a couple of Colorado; 5/17-21/47, Oklahoma City; by sufficiently reliable witnesses that it entries for the year 1948, showing that 7/8/47, Norfolk, Va.; 7/8/47, Mt Baldy, would be difficult to conclude from Hoover's effort to extricate the FBI Calif.; 7/10/47, St. John's, them that nothing unusual was being from the UFO scene was initially Newfoundland; 8/6/47, Myrtle Creek, seen. Especially impressive, for successful. However, the FBI began Ore.; 8/7/47, Ocean Lake, Ore.; example, were the 7/8/47 sightings at receiving information from the Air Muroc AFB in which several military Force again in 1949, some of which was 14 observers signed statements that they (Continued on page 16) ft "THIRTY YEARS LATER: THOUGHTS IN THE DARK" By Ann Druffel

Many writers' ideas stream from other "objective" researchers at the hidden in the recesses of witnesses' the subconscious in the middle of the time were not quite ready to accept the minds and only now are coming to light. night. They inevitably disappear if facts of this terrorizing visitation. So The types of witnesses (reliable) and ignored and vanish like ghosts never to unprepared were ufologists in general the kinds of statements (coherent) return. And so writers have learned to that total publication of the entire presented by these older hidden cases scribble down the precious fragments Hopkinsville publication was not ' are similar in all ways to the modern-day as soon as they perceived—in the planned until very recently. In the "abductions" reported weekly around dark. 1950's, also, all "contactees" who the world. The following are "thoughts in the claimed to have been inside UFOs and Why does the phenomenon work dark", not only because they occurred to have been given messages regarding in this fashion? Were there no cases of to me in the above fashion, but also the UFO occupants' motives and frightening abductions, consciously because they concern a subject which purposes were, without exception, remembered, in the 1950's? Were all has been "in the dark" for the past thirty regarded as deluded or as hoaxers. the CE-III abduction witnesses years--i.e. what is the nature of the UFO Faced with contradictory and consciously made to "disremember" phenomenon? often unacceptable evidence, the occurrence? And why are there Perhaps the most perplexing facet therefore, the researchers of the 1950's both conscious-memory cases and of the UFO phenomenon is its seeming slipped and sloshed in a sea of data. The cases of "amnesia" occurring now in ability to prance just ahead of objectives failed in their attempts to the 1970's?. researchers seeking its solution. prove UFOs as physical craft because For what it is worth, a peculiar fact Twenty-five years ago, the "objectives", of their inability to analyze the data needs pointing out. In several cases as those persons favoring the efficiently, and the ETH hypothesis, as currently being investigated in the extraterrestrial hypothesis were called, the only explanation for UFOs, died Southland, I have noted that occupants were teased by "hard" data which withering on the vine. of an abducting UFO often resemble seemed beyond their ability to analyze In the late 1960's and early 1970°s, what would be logical projections satisfactorily. For instance, in the scientists began entering the UFO field from the witnesses' own mind. To classic case known as the Florida in considerable numbers, and scientific illustrate, in a case occurring in August Scoutmaster report (August 19, 1952), laboratories gradually became ready 1971 at Palos Verdes Peninsula, two of we were presented with seeming and willing to analyze data. "Hard data" the entities were described as evidence of a propulsion system which cases—landing traces, affected "brain-like". The reliable, careful could produce charred roots in vegetation, etc.—still occur today, and witness drew sketches of viable vegetation over which the UFO scientist eagerly pursue the slender creatures resembling brains, complete hovered, while leaving the outer threads of evidence left behind. But with two hemispheres, a medulla vegetation intact and unharmed. surprisingly, the main point of oblongata, and thread-like "con- Though this could have been physical ufological interest seems to be CE-in volutions". In this particular case, the proof of a nuts and bolts craft, no use and "abduction" cases involving witness is a bright individual who has, was ever made of this information. communications between humans and for one reason or another, been for Would adequate analysis have UFO entities. Today, seemingly reliable most of his life overshadowed by an uncovered the possibility that persons of good reputation report also-bright sibling. microwave radiation had damaged experiences inside UFOs, whose Another example concerns a them? Unfortunately, the science of the occupants are often disturbingly ugly. matter of much delicacy. In a 1953 case, time was not sufficiently curious or At the same time, the old-style a young girl, troubled with problems of competent to provide the answer. "contactees" who met and discussed sexual indentifications, was allegedly In contrast, on August 21, 1955, philosophy with beautiful human-like abducted by ufonauts who were man- the Sutton family of Hopkinsville, individuals from other worlds have like, slim, masked and ostensibly Kentucky, was plagued for hours by slipped silently into the background. differing from one another only by size. intent, persevering "robots", after a Like numerous other researchers, After her experience, had been glowing light had descended from the I have been currently swamped with uncovered by hypnosis decades later, sky near their farmhouse. In spite of reported abduction cases which the witness also remembered a slight competent investigations by several allegedly occurred in the early 1950's added difference. The creatures researchers, notably Isabel Davis, the but without exception, these have lain (continued on next page) 15 (Cal. Report Continued) the field in great numbers, intent on interested in the phenomenon from the seemed to be both male and female— discovering the truth about CE-DIs? very beginning, as well as a few the "females" distinguishable only by a When they do, will the phenomenon psychologists and psychiatrists. Even a very subtle difference in facial features, once again switch its appearance? Will few courageous religious leaders have as compared to the faces of their "male" it then start to present a facet of definite displayed some curiosity throughout counterparts. philosophical and/or religious interest? the 30-year history of modern ufology. What I am getting at is this—was We will pause here to define terms, But what is being discussed here is a the 1971 "brain entity" of Palos Verdes since the word "philosophy" has many quanitative matter rather than a projection of/into a mind assailed by definitions, and the word "religion" qualitative. the importance of "intelligence" and causes backs to bristle. I define General patterns are evident, "brains"? Were the slim and dainty philosophy as the study of being, of its such as "lay ufologists" in the 1950's males and females in the 1953 case reasons, causes and principles attained and early 1960's attempting to deal projections of/into a mind troubled with by the aid of human reason alone. And unsuccessfully with the "hard data" problems of sexuality? religion as defined here is man's connected with the extraterrestrial It is my earnest suggestion that relationship to, and possible duties hypothesis; then physical scientists in researchers will, during investigations toward, a Final Cause. the 1960's and early 1970's attempting of abduction cases, look for logical links There may be readers who wonder to deal with an "intradimensional" between the UFO occupant being what progressions exists between hypothesis with its accompanying described and the mind of the person physical, psychological, psychic, psychic components. In other words, describing it. philosophical, and religious elements in the phenomenon dances ahead of each I point out these psychological human existence. To my mind, the successive, large group which attempts problems because they have a bearing physical aspect of nature is material and to unlock its secret. on the main subject of this article. At therefore most easily experienced. The Some researchers see this the present time, when physical psychological aspect involves the mind, inexplicable, teasing behavior of UFOs scientists are very much involved in which exists in both the material realm as "evil", foreboding harm for mankind. UFO research, it is strange that the field and another higher realm which is I do not agree. I personally welcome has now taken a turn from "hard data" sometimes termed spiritual, vital force, each apparent change of direction cases to cases of definite psychological life principle, or what you will. The which the UFOs present. It seems to and psychic interest. The phenomenon psychic element in man seems almost suggest that the pheonomenon is seems to be dancing ahead of us. totally divorced from the material and, carrying on a learning process for the In the 1950"s and into the early indeed, seems capable of independent human mind. years of the 1960's, parapsychological existence outside our normal space- If, and when, the UFOs advance research was having rough sledding. In time continuum. from psychic manifestations to those of the late 1960's, it began to gain favor, The progression from psychic to philosophical and/or religious content, and now in the late 1970*5, seems to philosophical elements of man's nature perhaps the understanding of each have come into its own as a logical field seems logical. Philosophy is totally man's relationship to other men and to of scientific study. The question is, how outside man's control. It is not part of the universe will be advanced. much has UFO research him, but explains his existence. contributed to this? Progressing up still another step, the There are, of course, many .religious factor, as defined above, (FBI continued from page 14) parapsychologists who decry UFOs, concerns an ultimate Cause of and many UFO researchers who ignore everything, known and unknown to very interesting and provided a rather the parapsychological elements in UFO man. unusual insight into the workings of the reports; but there are also many Suppose that after para- Air Force UFO investigation. This and reseachers interested in both psychologists start entering the UFO other information from the FBI file will parapsychology and UFOs. You do not research field in large numbers, the be presented in the next part of this need to go far to find competent phenomenon does prance ahead, paper. scientists and other researchers who presenting a philosophical aspect, and admit that their interest and after that, a religious aspect. Will our REFERENCES acceptance of parapsychology started philosophy, and our religous thinking, 21. E.J. Ruppelt, The Report on Un-~ identified F/yi'ng Objects, (New York; or was spurred on by their interest in ever be equal to the task? Or does the Doubleday 1956) UFOs—and vice versa. phenomenon teach us as it goes? 22. D. Jacobs, op cit., pg. 43 What will the UFO phenomenon This attempt at suggesting 24. FBI document written 9/19/47 possible patterns in UFO behavior is 25. FBI document written 9/25/47 present us next? Will psychic 26. FBI document written 9/27/47 researchers and psychologists enter necessarily simplistic. A few scientists, 27. FBI document filed 10/1/47 along with other ufologists, have been 28. FBI document written 7/18/47 16 Lucius Parish In Others'Words

The"green fireballs", which organization Ralph has formed, Private appears in the January issue of the mystified New Mexico observers in UFO Investigations. The subscription magazine and, frankly, was not worth 1948-49 are re-examined in the rate is $4.00 for 4 issues or $7.50 for 8 the wait. The panel discussion features • November 22 issue of National issues. The first issue contains some Hynek, Sprinkle, Harder, Salisbury and Enquirer. The objects, seen over Los interesting material on Iowa sightings, Vallee on the "pro" side, with Philip Alamos, White Sanda and other as well as reports from other areas of Klass and Ernest Taves representing locations, have never been identified. the country, and foreign sightings. The the skeptics. In essence, it's the same The November 29 Enquirer reported Examiner is very nicely done, old stuff we've heard and read on Britain's recent UFO flap, including reproduced by photo-offset, 20 pages numerous times before. A selection of reports of UFO occupants seen in per issue. It is well worth your attention. UFO photos and a summary of three various locations. More reports of Another new publication, this one abduction cases accompany the UFOs over atomic installations are a tabloid newspaper, is The Hefley discussion. featured in the Enquirer for December Report (P.O. Box 7242, Burbank, CA The January issue of Fate has a 6. Several 1950-51 sightings over Oak 91510). It contains material on UFOs, good article by Ted Bloecher on UFO Ridge, Tennessee are detailed: In the Fortean subjects, psychic phenomena, occupant cases, plus a report on December 13 issue, reports of UFOs etc. The first issue (designated various Texas UFO sightings by Van over nuclear bomb storage areas and "Preview 78") is now available at 50

A series of UFO sightings and one or two who we felt had natural quite familiar with various types of other strange happenings plagued the tendencies to exaggerate or embellish. aircraft, especially private planes, as Happy Camp, California vicinity from As the stories unraveled, these there is an active airport just a mile about late October 1975 through April characteristics were taken into above the community in the area of 1976. The number and quality of the account. With all the variances, it made northwest of town on a plateau. Military observations has since dwindled down these series of sightings extremely aircraft and helicopters are a common considerably to mostly nocturnal lights difficult to interpret. What did help was sight. Helicopters, particularly, are seen occasionally by the few interested the number of persons involved in quite used by the Forest Service and the local people. At the height of the flap in a few of the encounters. Adding to this logging.operations in the area. Most of this remote forested and low was the gratifying experience of Tom the closer objects seen by the mountainous region, some of the Gates and myself being blessed with a observers were described as disc- reports were so bizarre as to be spectacular observation ourselves. shaped and usually glowing orange. At unbelievable. I hesitate to even mention Tom is the head of the Space Science accelerations the UFO's would change them except for the absolute insistance Center at Foothill College in the San color to red, yellow, then white and on of several of the main witnesses that Francisco Bay area and West Coast into blue. these incidents did occur. I wish to Astronomy Consultant for MUFON. The first sighting of any emphasize the lack of actual evidence We are both Special Investigators for consequence was by Steve Harris and in the way of any photographs or other Dr. Hynek's Center for UFO Studies as Stan Gayer, two lumbermill material with the exception of one well. electricians, on October 25, 1975. photo shown to me which shows a wide The events leading up to this series These two men are young, 24 and 19 streak of light with a blunt stop and a of sightings was first called to our years old, respectively. They do a lot of vague flat object at the stop end. Both attention by William Murphy, MUFON hunting and back road exploring in the the streak and the vague object are so State Section Director for Shasta area, so are completely familiar with the faint as to be undesirable for County at Redding, California, who surrounding environment. publication. Faint, but possible, alerted our bay area group and did On the night of October 25, Steve imprints were found in one landing some of the investigation. and Stan were on the flat-topped area spot, but these were not substantial During the approximate six-month called the "saddle" by the local people. enough for verification due to the hard period from November 1975 .through The saddle is a rather large flat parking and rocky ground. No unusual April 1976, almost every night at least area about 110 feet wide by 350 feet radiation was detected in any of the something was seen by the active long. It was about an hour after dark areas visited. observer participants that frequented when they spotted a large red "star" in Since we are dealing strictly with the mountain location near Happy the sky to the northeast of their the verbal dissertation of the witnesses Camp where the observations were position. Then another in the opposite themselves relating to this series of made. These were mixed in with an direction. Looking back again at the sightings, we are presenting these occasional close encounter of either one in the northeast, they discovered it encounters to the readers in this "alien craft" or humanoid figures being had disappeared. Disregarding the manner to formulate their own seen. It began to be a novelty to the second big red "star" they observed a hypothesis as to sincerity and participants, varying in numbers up to reddish-orange light pass over a low evaluation. about twelve to fourteen devoted ridge about five miles away and There was only one outstanding Happy Camp observers frequenting disappear. As they started to drive daylight sighting and a couple of lesser this mountaintop observing area. At down the mountainside from the ones near dusk, so almost 100% were least two to five persons, sometimes saddle, a large orange light took off nighttime encounters. Character more, would be on the mountain nightly from an area below them and to the reference checks were made locally on just to observe what could be seen. right. It rose straight up and out of sight most of the sighting participants, most There were nights when nothing was in a few seconds—a rather startling of whom checked out quite well, and observed but an occasional aircraft or sight in the eerie darkness of the 18 meteor, weather permitting. It is best at mountain terrain. Steve related, "We this point to indicate these people were were pretty shook up about that thing, whatever it was." The spot where this this material analyzed for us at a along with a wow-wow-wow variance in object took off is down off the narrow, laboratory available to him for such amplitude. Carl Jackson exclaimed, winding mountain road to the right and purposes. An Energy Dispersive "My God, what was that?' He made a about 600 feet down to a rather large Analysis of X-rays instrument, model grab for a .30 caliber carbine that was level area approximately a quarter of a 608, was used in the tests. Comparison resting on the hood of the Ford Bronco. mile square. The area is sparsely tests were run on mica, another known The loud screeching sound came from covered with brush, occasional trees vermiculite, and the unknown material. just over the embankment down and old logs. A few clear spots are also Printout and photographs of graph toward the canyon below and seemed present and a narrow jeep trail runs element distribution were also supplied only forty to fifty feet away. Steve down to the clear areas from the main and are in MUFON Western Division described the noise as sounding road. At a distance of about a quarter of files. Conclusion of the tests indicated it electronic, similar to microphone a mile away and as fast as the orange is just another form of vermiculite, feedback. All three men were standing lighted object moved, it was difficult to somewhat chunkier and thicker close to the car there in the darkness determine any size. Nothing could be particles than common vermiculite. examining the imprints and vermiculite seen other than the bright orange light How it got there, of course, remains a pile by flashlight. Stan was back near making its rapid departure up and out mystery. Dropped or abandoned there the rear of the car and was using a of sight. by a UFO seems unlikely; more likely powerful Quartz-Iodine hand spotlight. by other hunters. However, the He was lighting up the area and turned material is not common to the area. the spotlight right where the sound The next evening after complete appeared to be coming from. Suddenly darkness, Steve, Stan and Carl he screamed, "There's eyes, there's Jackson, a foreman at the mill who is eyes, big eyes!" Strangely, nothing else about 35 years old, came up to the was visible but the large eyes even in landing spot to look at the vermiculite that extremely bright spotlight. The pile and inspect the general area. Not distance to the eyes was estimated at 30 having a radiation counter as was to 40 feet away. The eyes appeared to desired, they brought along a metal be silver in color and slightly pale blue; detector just to see if anything could be about 21/£" in diameter and roughly 8" detected with it. It was at this time that apart. What astounded them most was Steve claimed he found three large the fact that no body or shape was Landing site area from the "Saddle" shallow but discernible imprints in the visible even in that powerful light at that l actually down about 600ft. and /2 mile rocky ground (soil and rock mixed). close range. A sort of black outline was distant. They were roughly twenty feet apart in detected, very vaguely, below the eyes a definite triangle pattern, varying up to which were about five feet above the After calming down to some about an inch deep. Each imprint, ground level. It was as if whatever extent, the two decided to drive their according to Steve, was about 18"x24". object was there was blocking out or four-wheel-drive Ford Bronco down to It should be pointed out that it was absorbing the powerful light in some the spot where they saw the orange approximately two months later that manner as to render it invisible except light take off. This spot became known MUFON investigators first heard of for the eyes. Background of trees and later as "the landing site". Several other these sightings and arrived on the scene brush were brightly illuminated around experiences were to happen at this January 2. By this time, several rains and above the object, or creature, but location. Arriving at the spot where the and snow coverage had destroyed any nothing directly behind it showed up. It orange light was seen to make its hasty recognition of these prints. was an if there were a blank spot there departure, the two men searched the Steve also claimed the metal in the light's glare except for the very close area with flashlights and presently detector indicated metal or at least a obvious large eyes. came across a pile of what looked like reaction in the detector when passed This all took place for about a mica or vermiculite, normally a type of over the imprints. At this time (two minute, then the eyes appeared to turn packing material. It was about a foot in months prior) it was not determined sideways and then away as if whatever diameter and four to six inches high, as exactly what caused this, since there it was went retreating back down the if someone had poured it out of a pail. was no obvious metal present to be embankment, still not visible. Only a The two men were certain this material seen. blank area in the light beam! When the was left there by the orange object. At this same time when the print eyes were moving, no up and down They stated it had not been there the areas resulted in the detector giving off motion was observed as in walking. The day before when they were hunting its characteristic "squeaking," another motion was steady as if floating. These through that same spot. loud sound was heard. This was men are familiar with all kinds of Dr. Richard F. Haines, a physicist described as high pitched, perhaps in 19 from Los Altos, California, later had the vicinity of 10,000 to 12,000 cycles (Continued on page 20) animals in the area, even at night; As the creature disappeared down throwing rock and dirt. It was as if they especially deer,' bear, coyote, etc. the embankment and the trio was were partially suspended above the Never had they seen anything getting over its initial shock, they ground with just enough weight to resembling this oddity. All three were decided it was time to get out of there! throw ground material with the about equal distances from this Hastily piling into the Bronco, they spinning wheels, but being held back creature, machine, or whatever it was! started up on flat ground but found they from forward movement. This lasted 15 The eyes seemed highly reflective, had could not move the car! All four wheels or 20 seconds, then suddenly the car no pupils or other recognizable eye (four-wheel drive) were spinning and bolted forward as if being released and features. one wheel went into a ditch. The They had the distinct impression resulting jolt damaged the rear the "creature" (for lack of anything else universal joint, which later had to be to call it), had come up the slope and repaired. Backing out of the ditch they was watching them as they inspected headed out' of the area and back to the ground at the site. They considered £-'v^V-: r town at a fast rate. firing the rifle at the creature but *., (The next issue will cover more thought better of it. Steve commented humanoid and creature encounters as they could not see anything within five well as close vehicle encounters in the feet around and below the eyes. The Happy Camp area. Tape transcripts by light was simply blanked out in this a Eleanor Sanini, typing by Carol Wells. area, as powerful as it was. These Other MUFON investigators involved particular spotlights are 200,000 candle Landing site and area where Bronco in these sightings were Tom Gates, Ken power. got "stuck". Tice, Carrol Minnis and Joe DuBois.)

'20,r^-* UFOS: GOD'S CHARIOTS? by Ted Peters (Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1977), 192 pp., $7.95 Reviewed by Barry H. Downing.

This is the first book by Ted tend to see UFOs as what he calls Descartes, assumes that truth is Peters, MUFON State Director for Model I: "The Interstellar Diplomat." primarily in philosophy, and in the .Louisiana, and a very welcome addition On the other hand, those who think mind. "I think, therefore I am." to the: more specialized field of UFOs UFOs are like our moon walkers here - Newton, however, assumed that and religion. Peters is Associate to pick up rocks see them as "Model II: truth was something discovered .Professor of Religious Studies at Loyola The Research Scientist". Those of a through experience, and therefore, University in:.New Orleans, is an religious orientation are responsible for through examination of data and ordained Lutheran minister, and holds "Model III: The Celestial Savior". experiments. a Ph.D. degree from the University of Peters, to be fair, should have Peters understands God to be the Chicago. listed his own view as "Model IV: The "prime mover" of Aristotle and The subtitle for his book is "Flying Psychic Savior". His approach is not far Thomistic philosophy. He is invisible, Saucers in politics, science and in spirit from that of Jacques Vallee in infinite, totally other than man. I religion", and it could also have The Invisible College, although for basically believe that I can understand included "psychology", so that we can reasons I do not understand Peters God if he gives me some scientific see Peters is attempting a very difficult does not seem to know of the parallel. evidence to go on. For me, the Bible synthesis. Vallee argues that UFOs serve a represents a religious laboratory in Peters stands in a religious psychic symbolic function in guiding which the evidence concerning the philosophical tradition that includes human destiny, and that finally is also nature and purpose of God is Aristotle, Aquinas (in spite of his being the conclusion of Peters, although explained. The Bible explains that God Lutheran), and more recently Paul stated in terms of liberal Christian is invisible, as Peters also believes, but Tillich. His psychological views are philosophy rather than secular science, that God nevertheless makes himself heavily influenced by Jung, as are his. as does Vallee. visible through angels, quasi-spiritual definitions of human religious needs. Peters reviews many UFO cases beings. Jesus represents the height of His task is to link his idea of God which and stories, and also spends quite a bit divine visibility. Thus, the reports in the he derives from Tillich and his of time reviewing various UFO cults Bible of "The pillar of cloud and of fire" forefathers with the phenomenology of and their psychological implications, as and the "chariot of fire" of Elijah take on the human UFO experience in light of well as the more popular "religious" importance for me because they man's unconscious religious needs. If UFO material such as that of Erich von represent reports of human this task sounds difficult, it is. Peters Daniken and myself. He does some experience, and the modem UFO has made his journey through the UFO good work discussing the way in which reports take on religious meaning for wilderness, and whether one can finally "beliefs" have set scientist against me because they are similar to Biblical agree with his view of the trip, and the scientist in the UFO. struggle. His UFO reports. slides he took along the way, it is religious background serves well to give Peters objects that I have made important for all truly interested in the him an outsider's view of how scientists God too concrete, maybe even making UFO problem to share this trip with act religious in the name of science. UFOs into an idol. Perhaps he is right. :him. MUFON Journal readers may But I object that Peters does not take Peters comes at the UFO problem notice that while Peters respects my seriously enough the view that the in- with the knowledge of someone who UFO theology more than that of others, visible God of his own free will chooses has investigated UFOs first hand, and like that of von Daniken, he to make himself visible to us through therefore, believes that UFOs are more nevertheless thinks I have missed the visible mediators, and UFOs may be a than pure imagination. But what, he mark by quite a bit. How is it that Peters modern form of divine revelation. does not know. He is a student of and I differ? Peters does conclude that UFOs are a psychology, and knows that we tend to Our basic differences, as Peters kind of divine revelation, but perhaps project our inner needs onto an has proven by his own thesis, have only in the sense that the human external reality in a way that may be more to do with our own views of how unconscious has projected our basic deceiving. He notes that your truth is discovered than with the data human religious values into a myth understanding of the nature and we find in the UFO story. acceptable to the space age. purpose of UFOs depends as much on I would see the difference between This is a brief, and incomplete, who you are as what UFOs are. Thus, Peters and me as like that between contrast of our views, but to those those whose main orientation is politics Descartes and.Newton. Peters, like (Continued on page 22) 21 New Editorial Staff For The MUFON UFO Journal Starting officially with the January concerted effort by all concerned, we UFOs- 1978 issue, Richard Hall of Brentwood, hope to continue developing .the Maryland, assumes the role of Editor. Journal into a first-rate publication. Are they really close New Associate Editors are Ann Druffel encounters of the of Pasadena, California, and Leonard fourth kind — H. Stringfield of Cincinnati, Ohio. PSYCHO-RELIGIOUS? This new editorial line-up provides (UFOs: God's Chariots? continued .from not only a good geographical page 21) distribution in the U.S. -- east cost, midwest, and west coast -- but also an unfamiliar with theology, it will help impressive amount of combined explain our differences. This book will experience in both UFO research and be helpful to all UFO investigators as a editorial work. tool to help them understand the "point Hall currently is a Technical Editor of view" taken by UFO reporters. in Washington, D.C., and has 20 years Likewise, for those interested in the experience overall as an editor-writer. interaction of science and religion, this He was Assistant Director of NICAP is a good general survey of the problem (1958-1967) and has served as in the light of the UFO mystery. International Coordinator of MUFON for the past several years. He was editor At last, under one cover, the of NICAFs The UFO Evidence pros and cons of the mean- (1964) and a consultant to the ing of UFOs — politically, scientifically, and religious- University of Colorado UFO Project UFO NEWSCLIPPING ly. A fascinating and sound (1966-1967). SERVICE theory, by a widely recog- Druffel has been active in UFO nized UFO expert and the- research since 1957 with NICAP, The UFO NEWSCLIPPING,SERVICE ologian. LANS, Data-Net, MUFON and will keep you informed of all the latest United States and World-Wide UFO Here's how to get your own CUFOS, as well as Coordinator of the original, hardback edition SKYNET UFO-reporting system, and activity, as it happens! Our service was started in 1969, at which time we of UFOs - GOD'S CHARI- has participated in innumerable field contracted with a reputable OTS? by Ted Peters. investigations. She is an accomplished international newspaper-clipping report writer and freelance author, and bureau to obtain for us, those hard to Please send me UFOs — GOD'S will continue her excellent feature find UFO reports (i.e., little known photographic cases, close encounter CHARIOTS? by Ted Peters. I "California Report" while assuming and landing reports, occupant cases) enclose $7.95 plus $1.15 ship- additional responsibilities for MUFON. and all other UFO reports, many of ping and handling charges (a "total of $9.10). Please make which are carried only in small town or Stringfield, a public relations check/money order to: foreign newspapers. official for a large corporation, has MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION "Our UFO • Newsclipping Service SERVICE served in several capacities for issues are 20-page monthly reports, MUFON, NICAP, and CUFOS. He is reproduced by photo-offset, well known for directing the pioneer containing the latest United States and NAME UFO organization CRIFO (I95ffs), and Canadian UFO newsclippings, with our foreign section carrying the latest as author of Inside Saucer Post...3.0 ADDRESS British, Australian, New Zealand and Blue (1957) and Siruarion Red: The other foreign press reports. Also UFO Siege (1977). Stringfield will included is a 3-5 page section of CITY continue as a commentator for "Fortean" clippings (i.e. Bigfoot and MUFON, contributing a column to other "monster" reports). Let us keep STATE, ZIP you informed of the latest happenings replace Hall's "Recapping and in the UFO and Fortean fields." Commenting" along with other articles. For subscription information and Mail to: The Material* All directors, investigators, sample pages from our service, write Distribution Service today to: researchers, and reporters are John Knox Pnr.ss encouraged to continue submitting UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE 341 Ponce dc'/.con Atlanta 3030« articles of any length, and clippings, to Route 1 — Box 220 MUFON headquarters. With a Plumerville, Arkansas 72127 (— 2233] 22 High School Gym in Carlyle, Ilii-iois on Saturday night June 24th. The Barney Director's Message and Betty Hill incident is probably the By Walt Andrus MUFON Director for Research, has best known of all UFO cases as far as been sending a copy of his book the general public is concerned. It is one A more appropriate sub-title for "UFOLOGY" to all new Consultants of the first abductee cases in which this month's message might be "What's when he receives their processed hypnotic regression was utilized to Going On Around the Network?". Joe membership form from the MUFON reconstruct the events occuring during Santangelo, State Director for office. the unexplained time lapse. Massachusetts, was the first to submit Budd and April Hopkins in New Rosetta Holmes has received his 1977 Annual Report of activities. His York City were the hosts for the recent confirmations from other well known report to all members listsjwenty-one monthly meeting of their UFO Study abductees who plan to attend the picnic active investigators and consultants, Group. Ted Bloecher presented a talk on Sunday, June 25th, starting at noon. the UFO sighting reports investigated, on the ever-increasing number of Charles Hickson is coming from and the weekly log of amateur radio humanoid reports and his progress in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Elaine Thomas stations "checking in" on the forty computerizing 1500 such reports dating and one of the other ladies involved in meter net each Saturday morning at from 1896 to the present. Ted and the Stanford, Kentucky case will 0700 Central time or 1300 (U.T.) on David Webb are Co-Chairmen of attend. (For details on this fantastic 7237 KHZ. Some of the regulars on the MUFON's Humanoid Study Group. case, see the January 1977 issue of THE net besides Joe (N1JS) were W0NC, Ted will share his work on HUMCAT to MUFON UFO JOURNAL.) Elaine was WA4RPU, WB4YDD, WB0FDA, the folks attending MUFON's Ninth delighted when she received her WA80PR, W3JQ, WA5CTJ, K8NQN, Annual UFO Symposium in Dayton, invitation and the opportunity to meet WA0TEQ/8, WB4ZEK, WA1SWA/4, Ohio. (See announcement in this issue Betty Hill in person. Carlyle, IL is about WA9ARG, W4ABF, WB9UAY, of the JOURNAL) 50 miles east of St. Louis, MO on K9PAW, WB3BVZ, WA4TDE/8, Joseph A. Blake, State Section highway U.S. 50, which is adjacent to WB8RGQ, K3ROJ, K4TD, K9FR, Director for the Virginia counties of the park. Regretfully, your Director will K4HXC, WB2GKB, K0IQA, W8RUF, Montgomery, Craig, Giles, Pulaski, be unable to attend this year after and W4VAH. Roanoke and Floyd has been having been present for six picnics in The physical size of the State of organizing a UFO Study Group past years. Massachusetts is an asset, whereby centered around Virginia Polytechnic On January 28th, John F. they may have state meetings on a Institute and State University at Schuessler, MUFON Deputy Director monthly basis. This is not a luxury that Blacksburg, VA. He has received fine of Administration was host for an states like California, Illinois, public relations exposure in the Daily informal but important weekend Pennsylvania, New York, and Texas Bulletin (Dec. 2), the "On Campus", a meeting in Clear Lake, Texas. enjoy. faculty-staff newsletter (Dec. 9, 1977), Attending were Thomas H. Nicholl, In this same vain, a committee The Blacksburg Sun newspaper (Dec. Deputy Director for Business composed of Ray Rhein, Nolie Bell, Dan 14, 1977), The Blacksburg Sunday Sun Management from Leawood, KS, Duke, and David Oldham has initiated (Dec. 18), and the Roanoke Times and Howard M. Sussman, M.D., an organization and planning letter for World News (Dec. 26). The news media Consultant in Internal Medicine from their "Second Annual Training has become very conscious of the UFO Houston, TX, Richard C. Niemtzow, Conference of the North Carolina phenomenon through the release of the M.D., Consultant in Radiation from Mutual UFO Network, Inc." to be held motion picture "Close Encounters of Galveston, TX, and your Director from this summer on a date and location to the Third Kind", therefore we want to Seguin, TX. Future planning as it be determined. stress that all members should increase related to research projects In order to bridge the distance their local publicity at this particular consummed the majority of the involved, Leonard Sturm, State time. discussion. It is an honor to be Director for Illinois, has been writing a "The Tenth Annual UFO Picnic" is associated with such talented personal letter to each new member in scheduled for Sunday, June 25,1978 at gentlemen, who are applying their his state, welcoming them and making the Fish Hatchery Park in Carlyle, knowledge and experience to resolving some very positive suggestions to help Illinois. This fine event is sponsored by the UFO phenomenon. However, the make them more effective the UFO Study Group of Greater St. most gratifying portion of the big UFO investigators. As all members know, Louis with Rosetta and Dick Holmes as picture is that this experience can be the State Section Director and State the local hosts. They are also repeated whenever groups of MUFON Director receive a copy of the sponsoring Mrs. Betty Hill, who will be people gather in Boston, New York, St. completed and processed membership speaking at Forrest Park Community Louis, Detroit, H'ouston, San application of each new member in their College in St. Louis, MO on Friday area of responsibility. Jim McCampbell, night, June 23, 1978 and at the Carlyle (Continued on back cover) 23 1978 MUFON UFO SYMPOSIUM "blocked" at Stouffer's for people attending the symposium, so please The "Ninth Annual MUFON UFO Reality - A Progress Report on UFOs". advise the management when making Sympsoium" will be held Saturday and This speakers agenda is especially your advance reservations so that you Sunday, July 29 and 30, 1978 at the significant in that never before has such will be assigned to one of these rooms. Dayton Convention Center in Dayton, a distinguished group of pioneers in the The price of the admission for the Ohio. Speakers scheduled for field of UFOlogy been on the same sessions and the cost of the banquet Saturday, July 29th are Ted Bloecher, program, each with over twenty-five Saturday evening will be forthcoming in New York, NY, Co-Chairman of years of experience. Plan your vacation the JOURNAL. MUFON's Humonoid Study Group; now to attend MUFON's Ninth Annual Richard L. Hoffman, MUFON Richard H. Hall, Brentwood, MD, UFO Symposium. For your State Section Director, will serve as Editor of THE MUFON UFO consideration, this is a list of convenient Master of Ceremony for the speaking JOURNAL, MUFON International downtown hotels and motels. Stouffer's program. The host organization for this Coordinator, and Assistant Director of Dayton Plaza Hotel, 5th and Jefferson years symposium is The Ohio UFO NICAP (1958-1967); Leonard H. Streets, has enclosed passageways to Investigators League, Inc. (OUFOIL). Stringfield, Cincinnati, OH, MUFON the Dayton Convention Center and the Charles J. Wilhelm is Executive Director of Public Relations, author of Dayton Transportation Center for your Director, Geri Wilhelm handles Public "Inside Saucer Post.. 3.0Blue" (1957) convenience. Other downtown motels Relations, Richard Hoffman is and "Sifuafion Red: The UFO Siege" are Mall Motor Inn, 4th and Jefferson; Investigations Director and Dayton (1977) and Associate Editor of THE The Dayton Inn, Third and Ludlow; Chairman, and Jack Rockel heads up MUFON UFO JOURNAL. Holiday Inn/Downtown, West First at I- the Springfield area group. Leonard Featured speaker for the 75; Ramada Inn/Downtown, 330 West Stringfield serves as an advisor. Larry afternoon session will be Major Donald First St.; and the Biltmore Towers Moyers, MUFON State Director for E. Keyhoe (USMC Ret.), Luray, VA, Hotel, 210 North Main. Ohio, again extends a welcome to the Former Director of NICAP and author The Dayton International Airport Buckeye State, since the 1974 of numerous UFO books such as is within 90 minutes flying time of 62% of Symposium was also held in Ohio. "The Flying Saucers are Real" (1950, the nation's population. 4.1 million Larry was the host for the meeting in "Flying Saucers From Outer Space" people live within 90 minutes driving Akron. (1953), "The Flying Saucer time of Dayton, Ohio, which makes it Conspiracy" (1955), "Flying Saucers: an ideal location for the symposium. Top Secret" (I960), and "Aliens from When you plan your vacation, plan to Space" (1973). Major Keyhoe presently take advantage of the many sightseeing (Director's Message continued from pg. 23) serves on NICAP's Board of points of interest in Dayton. The finest Governors. attraction is the Air Force Museum Francisco, Toronto, Chicago, Los The locale for this year's where 110 aircraft and missiles, Angeles, Kansas City, and Dallas. symposium, Dayton, Ohio, was including the XB-70, World War I and D Since leadership is a key to the appropriately selected as the former fighters, plus three presidential planes effectivenss of MUFON, I would like to home of Project Blue Book at the Air are on display. Huffman Field marks the announce the appointment or Technical Intelligence Center, location where the Wright Brothers reassignment of the following State U.S.A.F., Wright-Patterson AFB. It is continued their research and made Section Directors: James J. Ferritto, thus fitting that the featured speaker for experimental flights following their first 2444 Westbury Drive, Saginaw, MI the evening session should be Dr. J. successful flight of December 17, 1903 48603, has been reassigned as State Allen Hynek, Scientific Consultant to at Kitty Hawk, NC. Other points of Section Director for Saginaw County in the U.S. Air Force on Unidentified interest include Wright-Patterson Air Michigan, having formerly served in this Flying Objects for over twenty years. In Force Base, Neil Armstrong Air and capacity in Texas. Robert E. Engberg, 1973, Dr. Hynek founded and became Space Museum and Carillon Park. At 529 No. Cleveland Ave., St. Paul, MN the Director of The Center for UFO the Convention Center, visitors may 55114, is the new State Section Studies (CUFOS) in Evanston, Dlinois. view the Aviation Hall of Fame, First Director, for the Minnesota counties of He is the immediate past Chairman of Flight Mosaic, and the First Flight Ramsey, Dakota, Washington, Anoka, the Astronomy Department at Pylons. Isanti and Chicago. Both Jim and Bob Northwestern University. In addition to Hotel rates at Stouffer's Dayton are engineers by profession. Forrest his books on astronomy, he has Plaza Hotel are $26.00 for a single and Lundberg, Co-State Director for Iowa, authored several UFO books, the most $33.00 for a double per night. Rates at has appointed Mrs. Ann P. Repp, Rural notable being "The UFO Experience - the other hotels may be secured Route 1, Perry, Iowa 50220, as the State A Scientific Inquiry" (1972 Henry directly from the establishment, or Section Director for Dallas and Guthrie Regnery Co.). In 1975, he and Jacques through your local travel agent. A counties, replacing Verne R. Winter Vallee co-authored "The Edge of designated number of rooms will be who moved out of this area.